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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LITHIUM CHEMICALS, BY COMPOUND AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Gross weight | Value2 | Gross weight | Value2 | |||||||
| Compound and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Lithium carbonate: | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 3,350 | $15,100 | 7,290 | $34,200 | ||||||
| Canada | 10 | 21 | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| Chile | 5,940 | r | 26,300 | r | 5,510 | 23,400 | ||||
| China | 283 | 861 | 71 | 196 | ||||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 13 | 41 | ||||||
| Other | -- | r | -- | r | (3) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 9,580 | r | 42,300 | r | 12,900 | 57,900 | ||||
| Total lithium content | 1,800 | XX | 2,420 | XX | ||||||
| Lithium carbonate, U.S.P.:4 | ||||||||||
| India | 48 | 1,090 | 29 | 765 | ||||||
| Italy | (3) | 9 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 1,100 | 31 | 774 | ||||||
| Total lithium content | 9 | XX | 6 | XX | ||||||
| Lithium hydroxide and oxide: | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1,730 | 11,000 | 1,580 | 11,100 | ||||||
| China | 133 | 937 | 230 | 1,820 | ||||||
| Germany | (3) | 14 | 4 | 33 | ||||||
| Japan | 25 | r | 123 | r | 7 | 42 | ||||
| Korea | (3) | 4 | 80 | 97 | ||||||
| Norway | 18 | 38 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Romania | -- | -- | 34 | 185 | ||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 21 | 150 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 11 | 62 | 2 | 117 | ||||||
| Other | (3) | 3 | r | 2 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 1,920 | 12,200 | 1,960 | 13,600 | ||||||
| Total lithium content | 316 | XX | 324 | XX | ||||||
| rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero.- | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
| 4Pharmaceutical-grade lithium carbonate. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
